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- Collection: VOL 28 ISSUE 1 2023
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A tale of two concepts: differential temporal predictions of
habitual and compulsive social media use concerning
connection overload and sleep quality
Given how strongly social media is permeating young people’s everyday lives, many of them have formed strong habits that, under specific
circumstances, can spiral out of control and bring harmful experiences. Unlike in extant literature where…
circumstances, can spiral out of control and bring harmful experiences. Unlike in extant literature where…
Different platforms, different uses: testing the effect of
platforms and individual differences on perception of
incivility and self-reported uncivil behavior
Two large surveys with adult samples of Americans (N 1⁄4 1,105; N 1⁄4 1,035) investigated differences in perceived incivility between seven social
media platforms. Perceptions of incivility were targeted, given both their inherent societal relevance…
media platforms. Perceptions of incivility were targeted, given both their inherent societal relevance…
Gay employees on social media: Strategies to
portray professionalism
This study explores how gay male employees represent themselves on social media. Research shows that online self-representations vary
according to imagined audiences and platforms’ affordances, but little is known about the possible roles of work in…
according to imagined audiences and platforms’ affordances, but little is known about the possible roles of work in…
Language use in online support provision: the impact of
others’ supportive messages, support-seeking strategy,
and channel publicness
People benefit from high-quality supportive messages online, yet the production of these messages is a complex process that is shaped by
multiple factors. As informed by the lens model, this study seeks to investigate the interplay of third party’s…
multiple factors. As informed by the lens model, this study seeks to investigate the interplay of third party’s…
People, places, and time: a large-scale, longitudinal study
of transformed avatars and environmental context in
group interaction in the metaverse
As the metaverse expands, understanding how people use virtual reality to learn and connect is increasingly important. We used the
Transformed Social Interaction paradigm (Bailenson et al., 2004) to examine different avatar identities and…
Transformed Social Interaction paradigm (Bailenson et al., 2004) to examine different avatar identities and…
To Like or Not to Like? An Experimental Study on
Relational Closeness, Social Grooming, Reciprocity,
and Emotions in Social Media Liking
We conducted a randomized-controlled experiment with 201 participants to investigate the effects of relationship closeness, emotions, and the
receipt of Likes on reciprocal Liking behaviors. We found that individuals engaged in interchange-oriented…
receipt of Likes on reciprocal Liking behaviors. We found that individuals engaged in interchange-oriented…
Walled cosmopolitanization: how China’s Great
Firewall mediates young urban gay men’s lives
This article explores the role of censorship as a communication technology in shaping experiences of cosmopolitanization. Drawing on interviews
with urban Chinese gay men who circumvent the country’s Great Firewall, the article studies how…
with urban Chinese gay men who circumvent the country’s Great Firewall, the article studies how…